Stake log-binder



G. A..RO0NE STAKE LOG- BIND (No Model.)

Patented 0ct. 3,.1893.

UNITED STATES ATENT Prion.

GEORGE A. ROONEY, OF CLOQUET, MINNESOTA.

STAKE LOG-BINDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No. 505,848, dated. October3, 1893.

Application filed January 23, 1898. Serial Ito-459,398. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. ROONERY, of Cloquet, in the county ofCarlton and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Stake Log-Binders; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invent1on,such as willenable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention is an improvement in stake log binders designed forsimplicity and rigidity of construction and security of operation.

A further object of myinvention is to supply a binder by the use ofwhich, the necessity of using the large amount of chain now utseil tobind logs on a car is completely obvia e My invention more particularlyresides in the novel combination, construction and arrangement of partshereinafter fullydescribed and set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which similar letters of referencedesignate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a perspective view of mybinder attached to a car, and Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same.

Reference being had to the above figures, A represents a cross beamof anordinary fiat car, the end of the cross beam being slotted centrally,and into which slot B is adapted to pass the curved metal stake or bar0.

In order to retain the bar or stake in a pro-- jecting position, asshown in Fig. 1, I have provided the pin D which passes through thecross beam A and hole E in the stake, and to further resist the pressureof the logs against the stake I have supplied the metal band F whichpasses around the end of the beam A thus confining the stake O wiihinthe slot B.

Passing through the beam A at the required distance from the inner edgeof the slot are the pins G and H, theirobject being to guide the stakein the slot, when the pin D is withdrawn.

To prevent the loss of the pin D, I have secured it to the car by meansof the chain I.

When it is desired to unload the car the pin D is removed,and thestakeimmediately assumes the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2,being prevented from passing entirely through the slot by means of themetal ring (a) and the logs are free to roll from the car.

To facilitate the removingof the pin, I have constructed it with one endbent at right angles, and to prevent its being jolted out of engagementwith the stake I place the portion J over the projecting L shaped pin orcatch K.

The construction and arrangement of the several parts of my stake logbinder being thus made known, the operation and the advantages of thesame will, it is thought, be readily understood,

I have described the best form and construction now used by me; but itwill be understood that I intend to cover mechanical equivalents whensuch are substituted.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The herein described stake log binder, consisting of the curved stake(J, said stake being adapted to pass into slot B in a cross beam orother portion of a car, in combination with pin D adapted to passthrough said stake substantially in the manner and forthe purpose setforth.

2. The herein described stake log binder, consisting of the curved stakeC, said stake being adapted to pass into the slot B in a cross beam orother portion of a car, in combination with one or more pins G passingacross said slot and L shaped pin D adapted to pass through said stakesubstantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE A. RODNEY.

Witnesses:

H. B. ALLEN, A. E. JOHNSON.

